Watson on CrimeFest Awards shortlist

S J Watson has received his second prize nod in a week, appearing on the shortlists for the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brits shortlisted for new US military history prize

The works of two British authors, Roger Knight and Richard Overy, have been recognised on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IBM's Watson For Business: The $1 Billion Siri Slayer

IBM is unveiling their new Watson for Business on Thursday, a $1 billion project devoted to bringing big data to every educational institution, pharmaceutical firm, and publishing house in America--and they're offering more than $100 million in venture capital to developers.IBM is announcing the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa Book Awards Announced: But Who Will Win the Big One?

Five top UK authors, including Kate Atkinson and Lucy Hughes-Hallet, are in competition for the Costa Book of the Year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wins for Atkinson and Hughes-Hallett at Costa awards

Kate Atkinson, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Michael Symmons Roberts, Chris Riddell and Nathan Filer have... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Police officer awarded £60,000 damages over Times article

Report about Met detective sergeant Gary Flood claimed there were strong grounds to believe he was dishonest and corruptA police officer has been awarded £60,000 in damages in a high court judgment against the Times over an article which claimed that there were strong grounds to believe he was... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2013 Folio: Awards in Pictures

In early December, FOLIO: presented its annual Eddie & Ozzie Awards ceremony, which celebrates the best in magazine editorial and design. Huffington. and Nautilus were both big winners, taking home four and three awards, respectively. In all, more than 150 awards were given to brands... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish literature gets €150,000 boost with laureate award

An outstanding Irish writer of fiction will be chosen to promote Irish literature around the worldAs Ireland becomes the first country to exit the eurozone bailout programme, one of its writers can look forward to a period of prosperity with the creation of a laureateship award worth €150,000... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best World Children’s Book Award Winner Talks to PP

By Dennis Abrams South African writer Anita Pouroulis, a former primary school teacher from Johannesburg, won the Best World Children’s Book Award at the China […] Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Jason wins National Book Award

The autobiography from actor David Jason, schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai's story of being shot by the Taliban and David Walliams' latest children's book are winners at the Specsavers National Book Awards Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Popular Choice” Rules at Indian Book Awards

Several top-selling titles were among the winners of this year's Crossword Book Awards, given by the Indian bookseller at the Times of India's Literary Carnival. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robinson in line for second Blue Peter award

Tony Robinson is up for his second Blue Peter book award on this year's shortlist, announced... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Lazarus' novel awarded book prize

Stoner by late US author John Williams, first published 48 years ago, wins the Waterstones Book of the Year prize. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish novelist wins first book award

Irish author Donal Ryan wins the 2013 Guardian First Book Award for his debut novel The Spinning Heart. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dillon wins Best Book at Comic Awards

Glyn Dillon’s graphic novel, The Nao of Brown (SelfMadeHero), has won the Best Book prize... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ryan wins Guardian First Book Award

Donal Ryan’s The Spinning Heart (Doubleday Ireland) has tonight (28th November) been named... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clive James up for Costa award

Writer and broadcaster Clive James is nominated in this year's Costa Book Awards for his translation of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published title shortlisted for business book prize

A self-published title has been included in the shortlist for the CMI Management Book of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How the National Book Awards Got it Right

The National Book Awards suggest that books are where grown-ups go when they want to use all of their minds and hearts, says Salon's Laura Miller. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James McBride, George Packer are National Book Awards winners

James McBride won the National Book Award for fiction for his novel set during the Civil War, while George Packer picked up the non-fiction award for his examination of contemporary America. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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80 Years Later, Orwell’s “Burmese Days” Wins Award in Burma

The Burmese Ministry of Information announced that a new translation of Orwell’s 1934 novel, Burmese Days, won the National Literary Award’s informative literature award. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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